European sawn timber markets moved into February 2026 in a broadly cautious mood, with price stability across most grades and destinations masking a more anxious undercurrent driven by the eruption of the Iran conflict and its mounting consequences for global freight markets.

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the publication times for a number of its technology and energy metals (TEM) price assessments for the Chinese market, with the proposed changes to come into effect from Monday May 18. The prices, currently published in UK working hours, will be published in China working hours after the change to more […]

From renewable diesel pulling animal fats out of feed rations to cattle supply tightness that won't resolve until 2027, Fastmarkets' US and European price reporters unpack the structural forces rewriting the rules of the animal fats and proteins market.

Global aluminium producers face heightened uncertainty over power supplies, with oil and gas prices elevated by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which around 20% of global oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) flows, sources told Fastmarkets.

Here are the key takeaways from market participants on US ferrous scrap metal prices, market confidence, inventory and more from our April survey.

Vegoils futures traded largely higher on Monday March 30. Crude palm oil (CPO) surged, supported by a combination of bullish external cues and solid fundamentals. Meanwhile, soyoil futures climbed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange mainly supported by stronger energy prices and by a bullish sentiment on new US renewable fuels targets announced on Friday March 27.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) may have exported less than half of the volumes allocated to miners for the fourth quarter of 2025, extended to the end of the first quarter of 2026, under the country's new quota system, sources told Fastmarkets in the week to Wednesday March 25.

Why overcoming finance hurdles in mining is crucial for securing critical minerals and powering the global shift to clean energy

Guinea’s long-anticipated intervention in the bauxite market is beginning to take shape.

Fastmarkets also proposes to clarify the shelf life, payment terms and timing for assessments within this suite of prices. Fastmarkets has observed swift growth of the spot market battery-grade lithium salts market, and this proposal follows the widening of reported price ranges over the past year, especially in the CIF China, Japan and Korea assessments. […]